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A chromosome (frae auncient Greek: χρωμόσωμα, chromosoma, chroma means colour, soma means bouk) is a DNA molecule wi pairt or aw o the genetic material (genome) o an organism. Maist eukaryotic chromosomes include packagin proteins that, aidit bi chaperone proteins, bind to an condense the DNA molecule tae prevent it frae acomin an unmanageable tangle.

Chromosomes are normally veesible unner a licht microscope anly whan the cell is unnergaein the metaphase o cell diveesion. Afore this happens, ivery chromosome is copied ance (S phase), an the copy is jyned tae the oreeginal bi a centromere, resultin aither in an X-shapit structur (picturt tae the richt) if the centromere is locatit in the middle o the chromosome or a twa-airm structur if the centromere is locatit near ane o the ends. The oreeginal chromosome an the copy are nou cried sister chromatids. In metaphase the X-shape structur is cried a metaphase chromosome. In this heichly condensed form chromosomes are easiest tae distinguish an study. In ainimal cells, chromosomes reach thair heichest compaction level in anaphase in segregation. (Full airticle...)

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Swaledale sheep in Cumbrie, Ingland.

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In rugby union, the Warld Cup concludes wi Sooth Africae defeatin Ingland in the feenal (Player o the Spiel Duane Vermeulen picturt).
A series o yirdquauks hits Mindanao, Philippines, killin at least 21 fowk.
A fire on a passenger train near Liaquatpur, Pakistan, kills at least 75 fowk.
In basebaw, the Washington Nationals defeat the Houston Astros tae win the Warld Series.

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... that Cherenkov radiation is fester nor licht?
... that Spa, Belgium wis the oreeginal spa?
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... that Cai Lun inventit modren paper?
... that Thomas Urquhart is said tae hae d'eed frae lauchter?

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19 December:

1946 – Stairt o the First Indocheenae War.
1984 – The Sino-Breetish Jynt Declaration, statin that Cheenae wad resume the exercise o sovereignty ower Hong Kong an the Unitit Kinrick wad restore Hong Kong tae Cheenae wi effect frae 1 Julie 1997 is signed in Beijing, Cheenae bi Deng Xiaoping an Margaret Thatcher.
1998 – Preses Bill Clinton (picturt) is impeached bi the Unitit States Hoose o Representatives, acomin the seicont Preses o the Unitit States tae be impeached.
2001 – A record heich barometric pressur o 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recordit at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl, Mongolie.
2016 – Roushie ambassador tae Turkey Andrei Karlov is assassinatit while at an airt exhibeetion in Ankara. The assassin, Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, is shot an killt bi Turkis gairds.

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